Solar cell efficiency may get a bump from bumps. New research suggests that building tiny domes into the surface of organic solar cells could boost their efficiency by up to two-thirds, while ...

Chemists at the University of California Riverside (UCR) have devised a way of increasing solar cell efficiency by as much as 30%. With current photovoltaic cells unable to surpass 33% due to the ...

The solar industry is chock full of contradictions right now. For all the good news -- big federal incentives and ever-increasing interest in renewable energy -- there's also been some not-so-great ...

MONTPELIER — Renewable energy leaders are joining with bees and birds to make solar power projects more eco-friendly. Speakers for solar power gathered at the North Branch Nature Center on Tuesday to ...

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A long-awaited cut in interest rates has buoyed the outlook of the US residential solar market, which expects it to spur a wave of rooftop power installations. It’s already boosting share prices. The ...

As utility bills rise and concerns grow about climate change, many Georgians want the option of getting more of their electricity from cleaner and cheaper solar power. Environmental groups, investors ...

Solar shares rebounded this week after the U.S. Treasury and IRS issued new tax credit guidance that alters the way clean-energy projects qualify for subsidies. The rally was led by First Solar ...

Solar electricity generation is becoming a viable alternative energy source due to burgeoning energy costs. Up until 2007, the German solar market was the world’s largest solar market, driven by a law ...